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Sahel Situation (Tillbéri and Tahoua Regions) June – July 2021 FACTSHEET NIGER - SAHEL SITUATION Sahel situation (Tillbéri and Tahoua regions) June – July 2021 The Sahel regions have been The deteriorating security context The activism of armed groups hosting some 61,348 Malian has increased internal across the border with Burkina refugees since 2012. They live in 3 displacement flows with rising Faso has caused movements of sites in the Tillabéri region and a numbers every month. To date, almost 12,000 Burkinabés refugee hosting area in the Tahoua some 157,804 IDPs are hosted in citizens into Niger. region. both regions. KEY INDICATORS FUNDING (AS OF 17 AUGUST 2021) 40,000* USD 110,5 Million Refugees in Niger who will have access to land according Requested for UNHCR’s operations in Niger to the Government's pledge during the Global Refugee Funded 55% Forum. 57.38 Million +50%* Increase of the number of internally displaced persons since last year. 897 Durable houses built and finalized in the Tillabéri region. Unfunded 45% 53.12 Million POPULATION OF CONCERN IN NIGER'S SAHEL (UNHCR data, 31st July 2021) Malian Refugees 61,348 Refugees from Burkina 11,423 Faso Internally Displaced 157,804 Persons Celebration of world Refugee Day in Niamey © UNHCR / Moustapha Djibrilla Update on Achievements Operational Context Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are all struggling to cope with numerous militant groups moving between the three countries. The security situation in the tri-border region (Niger-Mali-Burkina Faso) including in the Nigerien regions of Tillabéri and Tahoua has sharply deteriorated during the reporting period, causing internal population movements. This situation deprives vulnerable communities of critical basic services as armed groups directly target schools, health centers and other infrastructures. Civilians are victim of extorsion, targeted killings, cattle theft, and shop looting, and threatened to leave their villages. A state of emergency was declared in 2017 and is still in force. Moreover, the global sanitary crisis of the COVID-19 and the preventive measures taken by the Government of Niger has heavily impacted UNHCR response, delaying assistance, and limiting livelihood opportunities. UNHCR Niger register refugees from Burkina Faso since the beginning of 2020. To date 11,423 Burkinabe refugees are hosted in the Tillabéri region. However, their number could be higher as there are not all registered due the lack of humanitarian access due to the rise of insecurity. Security/operational context ■ On June 16, 2021, Nigerien authorities announced the closure of the Intikane refugee hosting area (ZAR) for security reasons. The ZAR has been hosting 20,631 biometrically Malian refugees since 2013, and 65,625 internally displaced persons (IDPs), of whom 55,625 registered by the Ministry of Humanitarian Action since May 2020. In addition,10,000 new arrivals were recorded following attacks on several villages and camps in the Tillia department of the Tahoua region near the Malian border, which resulted in the death of 137 civilians and the wounding of several others. ■ In June, a joint mission led by the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, with the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and UNHCR representative visited Tahoua to inform humanitarian actors, refugees, and regional authorities of the government’ decision to suspend humanitarian assistance in the Intikane Refugee hosting Area (ZAR). UNHCR representative Emmanuel Gignac in presence of Nigerien authorities and implementing partners announcing the decision of the government to close the of Intikane Refugee Hosting Area / © UNHCR ■ The resurgence of attacks by armed groups and violence against civilians in the Tillabéri region has caused an internal population movement of 1,643 households of 12,112 individuals between May 14 and 15in the communes of Anzourou and Dessa. The displaced people had settled in the surrounding villages of Namari Goungou and Sakoira. On May 21, Nigeriens regional authorities initiated the return of these IDPs to their villages of origin after having given security guarantees. Achievements The Protection Cluster led by UNHCR and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs produce a wide range of reports, evaluations, and infographics on the humanitarian situation in Niger. All documents can be consulted here: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/niger General Protection ■ Since the closure of the ZAR, UNHCR’s protection monitoring teams conducted remote monitoring activities including the tracing of population movements. From 1st June to 31st July 2021, the protection monitoring system recorded a total of 372 protection incidents in Tahoua (316) and Tillabéri (56). The recorded cases included murders and assassinations; theft of livestock, money, and seeds; physical and sexual assaults; burning; death threats; kidnappings; collection of zakat in cash or in kind from villagers by non-state armed groups; intercommunity clashes and arbitrary arrests by defence and security forces. ■ As of July 31, 2021; 1,900 refugee households of 10,525 individuals and 2,314 IDPs households of 16,786 persons have been traced in 20 opportunity villages in the departments of Tillia and Tassara. They are concentrated in the villages of Telemcess (10,596 individuals, including 4,623 refugees) and Tillia (7,709 individuals, including 2,079 refugees). This can be explained by the fact that these villages are relatively secure and offer easy access to basic social services such as health, education, and water. UNHCR protection monitoring teams recorded 221 protection incidents in Tahoua region since the closure of the ZAR. ■ As of July 15, 2021, UNHCR has biometrically registered 998 households of 5,951 Refugees from Burkina Faso among the 11,423 reported by protection monitoring teams and the censuses conducted by the local authorities from September 2019 to the end of May 2021. The inaccessibility of some areas due to insecurity and difficulties of access to places where they are located during the rainy season are holding up the registration exercise. ■ In response to the government's appeal to support the return of IDPs in the Tillabéri region, UNHCR distributed 1,211 boxes of soap (48,448 pieces); 1,643 buckets, and 1,643 tarpaulins to candidates to the voluntary return. ■ UNHCR reissued 782 refugee certificates in Ayorou, Abala and Ouallam. In addition, the national commission on eligibility for refugee status (DREC) issued declaratory birth certificates to parents following the mobile court hearing conducted in Tahoua and Tillabéri regions in 2020. ■ On 20 June, all UNHCR offices commemorated the World Refugee Day. This year’s theme was “together we heal, learn and shine”. Various activities including trainings on refugees’ rights and duties, awareness raising sessions on protection issues, and many other activities were carried out in Niger. Gifts of art products and covid-19 prevention materials made by refugees to the UN Resident Coordinator, the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior and the UNHCR Representative in Niger. © UNHCR / Moustapha Djibrilla ■ During the reporting period, 124 cases of gender-based violence (GBV), including cases of early/forced marriage, sexual/physical assault, survival sex, denial of resources/opportunity, and one case of rape were identified by UNHCR and its partners in the two regions, among which 97 cases in areas where former inhabitants of the ZAR are settled. All identified survivors benefited from psychosocial support and some others were referred to the partners for appropriate care. To prevent GBV cases, UNHCR and its partners conducted awareness sessions on the risks and consequences of sexual and gender-based violence, on referral mechanisms, as well as on available care services, reaching more than 1,000 people in the two regions. ■ Between June and July 2021, UNHCR and its partners identified more than 50 child protection cases in the Tillabéri region. Most of them in IDP sites. The utmost vulnerabilities encountered by children were lack of access to education, illness, abuse, and exploitation, among others. In addition, more than 1,500 people have been sensitized on child protection issues. ■ Since the closure of the ZAR on 16 June 2021, UNHCR and its partners have identified 428 children at risk of protection issues in sites where people of concern to UNHCR had settled. WASH ■ With the support of the European Union Trust Funds (EUTF), UNHCR has strengthened the water infrastructure at the Abala and Ayorou sites in the Tillabéri region. This has enabled refugees and their host community to have access to clean and enough water in compliance with the sphere standards. Thus, during the month of June 1938 m3 were consumed in Abala and 622 m3 in Ouallam. Natural Ressources ■ Within the framework of the implementation of the economic support project for refugees and the host community of Ayorou (Tahoua region), 258 persons, including 128 refugees, have benefited from training on the transformation of domestic waste into latrine slabs, paving stones, and domestic charcoal. For this purpose, a 1000 m2 site has been identified for the installation of adequate machines. In addition, two waste collection kiosks will be set up. Sanitation session at the Health centre built by UNHCR with the support of the EUTF in Abala © / UNHCR Education ■ UNHCR continues to advocate for increasing schooling rates for girls and boys, including those living with disabilities in sites hosting refugees and internally displaced persons in Tillabéri and Tahoua regions.
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